أياO مَنْyou who يُرىis seen بينَamong الأنامِhumankind أهمُّmost careworn ماas
أيا مَنْ يُرى بينَ الأنامِ أهمُّ ما
يكونُhe can be إذاwhen كانواthey are أسرَّhappiest وأفْرَحاand most joyful
يكونُ إذا كانوا أسرَّ وأفْرَحا
O you who, among humankind, seem as careworn as
Oh who is seen among people as most
can be when they are happiest and most joyful,
Important when they are most secret and joyous
تعالَcome إلىto هَمِّsorrow كهَمِّكَlike your sorrow إنَّهُindeed it is so
تعالَ إلى هَمِّ كهَمِّكَ إنَّهُ
إذاwhen اجتَمعmeet الهَمّانِthe two sorrows يَوماًone day تَزحْزَحاthey both recede
إذا اجتَمع الهَمّانِ يَوماً تَزحْزَحا
come to a sorrow like yours, for indeed,
Come to your worry like my worry, truly
when the two sorrows meet one day, they both recede.
If two worries meet one day, they will dislodge each other